![Ceramicist and mask artisan Prudencio Guzman names this mask "Tlatuani,"a variation of Nahuatl word Tlatoani, which means "lord or spokesperson." The fearsome Tastoanes battle Saint James in a ritual dance each year on July 25th.](/photos/6567-g0706l-p-ceramicist-and-mask-artisan-prudencio-guzman-names-this-ma-large.jpg?1238023441 "Ceramicist and mask artisan Prudencio Guzman names this mask "Tlatuani,"a variation of Nahuatl word Tlatoani, which means "lord or spokesperson."")
Ceramicist and mask artisan Prudencio Guzman names this mask "Tlatuani,"a variation of Nahuatl word Tlatoani, which means "lord or spokesperson." The fearsome Tastoanes battle Saint James in a ritual dance each year on July 25th.
© Kinich Ramirez, 2006
Source article: Wandering warriors: the Tastoan masks of Prudencio Guzman